Idzik Trying To Help Smith, but Sanchez Likely to Start

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NY Jets GM John Idzik trying to help Geno Smith, but Mark Sanchez likely to start Week 1 The idea that the Jets could extend the competition into the third week of the preseason against the Giants reinforces the prevailing belief that Idzik & Co. will try anything to help Smith win the job NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, August 16, 2013, 10:43 PM

 

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Geno Smith struggles all week practicing on gimpy ankle, yet Jets won't rule him out for Saturday's game or quarterback battle. 

 

Geno Smith is on the verge of losing the Jets’ quarterback competition fair and square, no matter how much general manager John Idzik tries to rig it.

 

Rex Ryan was the loyal company man once again during a 10-minute conference call with reporters Thursday, refusing to admit the obvious: Mark Sanchez is closing in on the Week 1 starting job entering the second preseason game against the Jaguars at MetLife Stadium on Saturday night.

 

Ryan sounded like he was reading a statement penned by his first-year GM with all the stonewalling jargon about the evaluation process.

 

“This competition is not complete,” Ryan said. “When it is, when we feel like we have enough information, then we’ll make our decision. We’re not going to get into who’s ahead, who’s not. I’ll say right now the competition is not complete. There’s still time to make that decision.”

 

The Idzik-ified Rex (programmed and not believable) is slowly killing Independent Rex (authentic and blunt).

 

 

A Rex divided against itself cannot stand. Just ask George Costanza.

 

Thankfully, Independent Rex hasn’t disappeared yet.

 

The head coach was right to call Smith’s interception derby at practice earlier this week “brutal.” If Ryan spoke in gentler tones, he would have been excoriated for coddling another young quarterback. It was a no-win situation, but he handled it perfectly.

 

So, it was disappointing when Ryan wouldn’t even say whether Smith will play on Saturday night. The faction within the organization that desperately wants Smith to win the quarterback competition (led by Idzik) signed off on the decision to let the rookie practice all week on a gimpy ankle.

It backfired.

 

Smith’s play during practice this week predictably declined and his health predictably didn’t improve. Now, Idzik — the CEO of Geno Inc. — is prepared to change the rules of the competition to help out his guy.

 

Would the GM have done the same for Sanchez if he had rolled his ankle in the preseason opener and looked bad in practice this week? Unless you’re a cave dweller, you know the answer to that.

 

Smith had a fair chance to win the job entering training camp. It’s unfortunate that he sprained his right ankle on a scramble in the preseason opener against the Lions last week, but the competition didn’t suddenly become unfair because of that occurrence. Sanchez shouldn’t be penalized for being more durable.

 

The NFL doesn’t stop for injuries. There is no pause button in football.

Robert Sabo/ New York Daily News All signs point to Mark Sanchez starting Week 1, but Jets GM John Idzik is set on extending the quarterback battle into Week 3 of preseason. 

When Carson Palmer tore his ACL on his first pass of the 2006 wild-card playoffs against the Steelers, the league office didn’t give the favored Bengals, who lost, a do-over nine months later when Palmer’s knee was feeling better.

 

You move on.

 

Sanchez hasn’t won the job yet, but he’ll have earned the right to be the Week 1 starter against the Buccaneers on Sept. 8 if he plays well in the first half on Saturday.

 

The idea that the Jets could extend the competition into the third week of the preseason against the Giants reinforces the prevailing belief that Idzik & Co. will try anything to help Smith win the job.

 

Idzik is a contracts/salary cap guy masquerading as a football man, so his desire to alter the plan isn’t surprising.

 

However, Ryan and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg are smart to enough to know that prolonging the competition will only serve to hurt the entire offense entering the regular season. The starting quarterback needs as many reps with the first-team offense in game situations as possible.

 

 

The Week 1 starters usually play into the third quarter of the third preseason game as a final dress rehearsal. Ryan doesn’t play his key starters in the final preseason game.

 

What happens if Smith starts, gets extended reps and underwhelms in the third preseason game with the first-team offense?

 

At that point, Sanchez, presumably, would be declared the winner of the competition (assuming no implosion against the Jaguars).

 

The problem, of course, is that there would be 21 days between Sanchez’s starts (from the second preseason game to the regular-season opener), enhancing the chances that Mornhinweg’s offense will be out of sync early. Idzik’s guy will likely get his shot at some point this season anyway.

 

Barring a shocking offensive revival, Sanchez’s hold on the job is likely temporary. Smith will have his chance if/when Sanchez and the team struggle.

 

There will be plenty of opportunities to properly evaluate the rookie before determining whether the Jets should draft a quarterback in the first round after the season.

 

There’s no need for Idzik and the rest of Team Geno to change the rules of the competition now.

 

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Good Lord.

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It’s Sanchez against all of Jets Nation

 

By STEVE SERBY

 

Last Updated: 2:14 AM, August 17, 2013

 

Posted:  1:00 AM, August 17, 2013

 

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Steve Serby

 

 

It won’t be Mark Sanchez versus Geno Smith tonight against the Jaguars. It will be Mark Sanchez versus Mark Sanchez. It will be Mark Sanchez versus Jets Nation.

 

 

It is a sad commentary on the life and times of Mark Sanchez that, as he attempts to move another step closer to holding off Geno Smith and keeping his job, he finds himself guilty until proven innocent in the green-and-white court of public opinion. He has the same opportunity to turn the jeers to cheers Alex Rodriguez has at Yankee Stadium. If it is at all possible.

 

 

He is the pariah quarterback who made the bed, of course. And those restless natives who didn’t sell their souls to the devil so Joe Namath and the Super Bowl III Jets could shock the world would probably sell their souls for Tim Tebow to take a sabbatical from Foxborough to come down and heal Smith’s ankle through prayer so he can stay alive in the quarterback battle and keep hope alive for the disillusioned, disenchanted, disgusted fan base that cringes at the thought of Sanchez trotting out to challenge Darrelle Revis and the Bucs on Sept. 8.

 

 

 

 

Anthony J Causi

 

 

Mark Sanchez.

 

 

Sanchez versus Smith: the devil they know versus the devil they do not know.

 

 

Smith versus Sanchez: The Kid versus The Dead End Kid.

 

 

If Sanchez versus Smith is as close as the Jets keep telling us it is, then they should extend the competition and make certain Smith has a fair and equal shot at the starting job.

 

 

But if this is about greasing the skids for the ultimate ruination of the pariah quarterback, if the fix is in, then that would be unfair to the team.

 

 

And, if he somehow does not have final say, maybe even to Rex Ryan.

 

 

Should Sanchez show up tonight as Joe Montana, should he somehow turn the night into his own personal Jets East, should he remember the incessant reminders about ball security, then Ryan and John Idzik and Marty Mornhinweg should think long and hard about ending the competition and declare him the victor. While that wouldn’t be fair to Smith, them’s the breaks, or the sprains. It would give Sanchez and the starters three quarters against the Giants, which means it would be fair to the team.

 

 

Of course, these are the Jets, where a smile is often a frown turned upside down.

 

 

Where the rookie general manager has a longer-term view than the head coach who is fighting for survival.

 

 

It means that one false step from Sanchez — one more pick-six, let’s say, or, dare we say, one more buttfumble — would open the door for Smith, his limp gone, to rally back to win the job with a lights-out performance against the Giants.

 

 

Because Idzik has tried to turn the old Hard Knocks Jets into the Kremlin, and Ryan into Eric Mangini, spewing party propaganda, conspiracy theories abound around Jetologists:

 

 

Ryan cannot possibly trust Smith and still clings to the belief Sanchez, as the lesser of two evils, gives him the best chance to win.

 

 

Ryan using “brutal” to assess Smith’s Wednesday practice was a message both to Smith and to Idzik.

 

 

By waiting until after the Giants game to announce the starter, it will become clear Idzik wants the quarterback he drafted to topple the incumbent and mollify the angry mob.

 

 

Ryan can make the case right now Smith is no Robert Griffin III or Russell Wilson, that sophisticated regular-season NFL defenses will eat the kid alive, that even Eli Manning struggled, even after watching Kurt Warner for nine games as a rookie.

 

 

Everyone knows Sanchez is Dead Quarterback Walking. We’re about to find out if the Jets cannot stomach the thought of Dead Quarterback Starting as much as their fans do.

 

 

steve.serby@nypost.com

 

 

3 JETS TO WATCH 

 

 

BRAYLON EDWARDS

 

 

Wide receiver

 

 

The veteran receiver still believes he can be a difference maker, but it has been hard to see during training camp. He played 27 snaps last week against the Lions, a high number for a veteran. The Jets may be trying to figure out just how much Edwards has left.

 

 

CHRIS IVORY

 

 

Running back

 

 

The Jets traded for Ivory on draft day hoping he could solidify their running game. He has spent most of training camp sidelined with a hamstring injury. He practiced this week and is expected to play tonight, our first glance at the Jets’ new-look run game.

 

 

DEMARIO DAVIS

 

 

Linebacker

 

 

Run defense was an issue for the Jets last season. Tonight, Maurice Jones-Drew will give them a test early before the starters exit. Davis has replaced Bart Scott at inside linebacker. He is faster than Scott. Can he come up and deliver a hit like Scott?

[Jolot]

Mehta is actually getting worse by the day,..he's acting like a teenaged scorned lover trashing his ex on Facebook ...the circus has left town Manesh the only circus is YOU.....even Cimini is writing football related articles these days...the Daily News is really just trash these days, just terrible terrible stuff...love the part by the way where a clown,..just an absolute clown joke child like Manesh says a guy his been in the NFL for 25 years is " masquerading" as a football man

[Lizard King]

I agree. Name the starter and stop holding back team cohesion.

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Serby's a career hack and Mehta's an aspiring hack, so it's impossible to determine how much of this is true. Who are their sources that there's an Idzik driven push to make Geno the opening day starter?

I'll say this, though... IF Idzik is doing everything he can behind the scenes to help Smith open the season in the starting lineup, he'd lose credibility as a patient man, and be demonstrating his lacking skills on the football side of the business. The NFL season is a long season, there will be plenty of opportunity for Smith to start down the line. Sanchez will, inevitably, leave the door open to be benched. Letting Sanchez open the season starting two games that are only four days apart (the second being a national TV game against the Pats) is not the worst thing for the team - or for Geno. I think a pretty good case could be made that its probably the best thing for Geno, and thus, the best thing for the Jets.

If Sanchez is so terrible, you can trot Geno out as early as week #3 with a little extended preparation time. If Sanchez isn't so terrible, that's not a bad thing, either - no matter how Sanchez fatigued the fan base may be.

[T0mShane]

If you were a conspiracy-minded individual, you'd guess that Rex and/or Mornhinweg are pushing this story.

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NY Jets GM John Idzik trying to help Geno Smith, but Mark Sanchez likely to start Week 1 The idea that the Jets could extend the competition into the third week of the preseason against the Giants reinforces the prevailing belief that Idzik & Co. will try anything to help Smith win the job NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Friday, August 16, 2013, 10:43 PM

 

 

 

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Geno Smith struggles all week practicing on gimpy ankle, yet Jets won't rule him out for Saturday's game or quarterback battle. 

 

Geno Smith is on the verge of losing the Jets’ quarterback competition fair and square, no matter how much general manager John Idzik tries to rig it.

 

Rex Ryan was the loyal company man once again during a 10-minute conference call with reporters Thursday, refusing to admit the obvious: Mark Sanchez is closing in on the Week 1 starting job entering the second preseason game against the Jaguars at MetLife Stadium on Saturday night.

 

Ryan sounded like he was reading a statement penned by his first-year GM with all the stonewalling jargon about the evaluation process.

 

“This competition is not complete,” Ryan said. “When it is, when we feel like we have enough information, then we’ll make our decision. We’re not going to get into who’s ahead, who’s not. I’ll say right now the competition is not complete. There’s still time to make that decision.”

 

The Idzik-ified Rex (programmed and not believable) is slowly killing Independent Rex (authentic and blunt).

 

 

A Rex divided against itself cannot stand. Just ask George Costanza.

 

Thankfully, Independent Rex hasn’t disappeared yet.

 

The head coach was right to call Smith’s interception derby at practice earlier this week “brutal.” If Ryan spoke in gentler tones, he would have been excoriated for coddling another young quarterback. It was a no-win situation, but he handled it perfectly.

 

So, it was disappointing when Ryan wouldn’t even say whether Smith will play on Saturday night. The faction within the organization that desperately wants Smith to win the quarterback competition (led by Idzik) signed off on the decision to let the rookie practice all week on a gimpy ankle.

It backfired.

 

Smith’s play during practice this week predictably declined and his health predictably didn’t improve. Now, Idzik — the CEO of Geno Inc. — is prepared to change the rules of the competition to help out his guy.

 

Would the GM have done the same for Sanchez if he had rolled his ankle in the preseason opener and looked bad in practice this week? Unless you’re a cave dweller, you know the answer to that.

 

Smith had a fair chance to win the job entering training camp. It’s unfortunate that he sprained his right ankle on a scramble in the preseason opener against the Lions last week, but the competition didn’t suddenly become unfair because of that occurrence. Sanchez shouldn’t be penalized for being more durable.

 

The NFL doesn’t stop for injuries. There is no pause button in football.

Robert Sabo/ New York Daily News All signs point to Mark Sanchez starting Week 1, but Jets GM John Idzik is set on extending the quarterback battle into Week 3 of preseason. 

When Carson Palmer tore his ACL on his first pass of the 2006 wild-card playoffs against the Steelers, the league office didn’t give the favored Bengals, who lost, a do-over nine months later when Palmer’s knee was feeling better.

 

You move on.

 

Sanchez hasn’t won the job yet, but he’ll have earned the right to be the Week 1 starter against the Buccaneers on Sept. 8 if he plays well in the first half on Saturday.

 

The idea that the Jets could extend the competition into the third week of the preseason against the Giants reinforces the prevailing belief that Idzik & Co. will try anything to help Smith win the job.

 

Idzik is a contracts/salary cap guy masquerading as a football man, so his desire to alter the plan isn’t surprising.

 

However, Ryan and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg are smart to enough to know that prolonging the competition will only serve to hurt the entire offense entering the regular season. The starting quarterback needs as many reps with the first-team offense in game situations as possible.

 

 

The Week 1 starters usually play into the third quarter of the third preseason game as a final dress rehearsal. Ryan doesn’t play his key starters in the final preseason game.

 

What happens if Smith starts, gets extended reps and underwhelms in the third preseason game with the first-team offense?

 

At that point, Sanchez, presumably, would be declared the winner of the competition (assuming no implosion against the Jaguars).

 

The problem, of course, is that there would be 21 days between Sanchez’s starts (from the second preseason game to the regular-season opener), enhancing the chances that Mornhinweg’s offense will be out of sync early. Idzik’s guy will likely get his shot at some point this season anyway.

 

Barring a shocking offensive revival, Sanchez’s hold on the job is likely temporary. Smith will have his chance if/when Sanchez and the team struggle.

 

There will be plenty of opportunities to properly evaluate the rookie before determining whether the Jets should draft a quarterback in the first round after the season.

 

There’s no need for Idzik and the rest of Team Geno to change the rules of the competition now.

 

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Nonsense.

 

Knowing what you know about Sanchez?  Sure you can call it an open competition, but you cannot disregard Sanchez four year record, particularly the past two.  If you did, you would be short changing your team.  Sanchez has had decent camps before.  They always resulted in high turnover low completion percentage seasons----and some pretty awful QBing.  To my mind, the real competition is did Geno Smith lose the competition?  That cannot be determined off of a sprained ankle.  So it has to carry over into next week.  If Geno cannot play or plays poorly, then you go with Sanchez, the Jets get off to an awful start, and you fire Rex at the end of the season because he is a stubborn putz.  But you do not award it to Sanchez because he was average against two awful pass defenses.

[dbatesman]

That Mehta piece is basically the best thing ever written.

[dbatesman]

If you were a conspiracy-minded individual, you'd guess that Rex and/or Mornhinweg are pushing this story.

Normally I'd agree, but Rex knows he has a chance, however infintesimally small, to save his job if he plays the good soldier. If he were behind this, thr story'd be chockablock with anonymous quotes about how Idzik's incompetent and the building is rallying around Rex.

[faba]

The agenda he has against Idzik is mind boggling- did he pee in his wheaties

[KSJets]

I didn't even have to see who wrote it at the end to know it was written by Mehta.  He really is getting worse by the day and it's sad to see because he actually used to be pretty good, then he gave in to the tabloid reporting style that the Daily News has become.

[dbatesman]

Two final thoughts:

1. Mehta has officially powered up from Troll to Hack to Douchebag to JN Poster.

2. The only thing sadder than a person aspiring to be Rich Cimini is a person aspiring to be Rich Cimini and failing at it.

[KSJets]

Two final thoughts:

1. Mehta has officially powered up from Troll to Hack to Douchebag to JN Poster.

2. The only thing sadder than a person aspiring to be Rich Cimini is a person aspiring to be Rich Cimini and failing at it.

 

LOL...that is pure gold right there.  I'd give you more rep if I could for that one.

[Maxman]

Good Lord.

 

This article is terrible.

 

Rex needed to hold Mark Sanchez accountable.  So for once they don't hand him the job and now they are slanting it in the other direction.  Unreal.

[NCJETSFAN]

Don't think it's far from the truth !

If the jets go 2 -14 and Rex is gone beware of woody going after a big coach which could mean another clean house next year

[Freemanm]

Serby's article is so weird that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, he claims that Sanchez has been found "guilty until proven innocent..."

Did Serby watch any of the last two seasons? I how many times did Sanchez fumble the ball off the snap (including the start of a potentially game-winning drive agains the Titans) last season? How many times did opposing teams get sacks/forced fumbles because Sanchez doesn't even know to throw the ball away? How many tea did Sanchez throw into triple an quad coverage last year, and miss wide open receivers?

Sorry Steve, the jury on Sanchez came out a long time ago. Just because he probably will start by default, doesn't make him not suck at QB

Geno by game three

[Bugg]

Mehta is actually getting worse by the day,..he's acting like a teenaged scorned lover trashing his ex on Facebook ...the circus has left town Manesh the only circus is YOU.....even Cimini is writing football related articles these days...the Daily News is really just trash these days, just terrible terrible stuff...love the part by the way where a clown,..just an absolute clown joke child like Manesh says a guy his been in the NFL for 25 years is " masquerading" as a football man

Did Idzik piss in his coffee or bang his wife? At this point it's beyond any rationality. 

[CTM]

The angle he took slamming Idzik is unwarranted, but I am buying the motivations of the individuals involved

 

imo

 

1) Rex wants to have passionate smex with Sanchez. I also believe Rex still thinks Sanchez is a good QB and his best shot at keeping his job.

2) Idzik certainly wants to see his guy win, not only from an ego perspective, but lets face it... the fans want Smith to start too. Smith starts = more excitement, more butts in seats, more jerseys sold.  THis will please woody

3) I also believe that Rex's "brutal" remark was in response to Idzik, I 100% believe that if this was Rex's call, Consuela would be starting, the fact that Idzik is forcing the competition down rex's big mouth would probably make an immatutre infantile person like Rex take out his frustration on Geno, whom he likely views as the cause. His handling of Geno vs Sanchez has been night and day 

[MexiRoll6]

Mehta is actually getting worse by the day,..he's acting like a teenaged scorned lover trashing his ex on Facebook ...the circus has left town Manesh the only circus is YOU.....even Cimini is writing football related articles these days...the Daily News is really just trash these days, just terrible terrible stuff...love the part by the way where a clown,..just an absolute clown joke child like Manesh says a guy his been in the NFL for 25 years is " masquerading" as a football man

It was written by the Post's Steve Serby, who is Jets hater, numero uno. It was funny though -frown turned upside down. Classic.

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It was written by the Post's Steve Serby, who is Jets hater, numero uno. It was funny though -frown turned upside down. Classic.

Serby's a Jet hater the way 90% of the people who post here are Jet haters. He's actually a very long -if not lifetime- fan of the team.

He also just happens to be a major proponent of yellow sports journalism.

[T0mShane]

Normally I'd agree, but Rex knows he has a chance, however infintesimally small, to save his job if he plays the good soldier. If he were behind this, thr story'd be chockablock with anonymous quotes about how Idzik's incompetent and the building is rallying around Rex.

I love it when you use "chockablock."

Here's the giveaway for me:

Idzik is a contracts/salary cap guy masquerading as a football man, so his desire to alter the plan isn’t surprising.

Tannenbaum was also a "contracts/salary cap guy masquerading as a football man," but it wasn't an issue because he let Rex run amok unchecked. But it's a problem now because Idzik has the gall to interject himself into the football business, which Rex has to find insulting. The underlying theme of Mehta's offseason has been, "how dare this bookish nerd John Idzik step on Rex's shoes???" What better way for Rex to set himself up for the unemployment line than by trying to pre-assign the blame to the rookie?

[dbatesman]

Here's the giveaway for me:

Tannenbaum was also a "contracts/salary cap guy masquerading as a football man," but it wasn't an issue because he let Rex run amok unchecked. But it's a problem now because Idzik has the gall to interject himself into the football business, which Rex has to find insulting. The underlying theme of Mehta's offseason has been, "how dare this bookish nerd John Idzik step on Rex's shoes???" What better way for Rex to set himself up for the unemployment line than by trying to pre-assign the blame to the rookie?

Yeah, that line was awfully Rex-y. I still feel like Mehta would never turn down an opportunity for an anonymous quote, but the whole article does have an unmistakeable boyitellya undercurrent.

[slats]

Idzik apologists never fail to crack me up.

[T0mShane]

Yeah, that line was awfully Rex-y. I still feel like Mehta would never turn down an opportunity for an anonymous quote, but the whole article does have an unmistakeable boyitellya undercurrent.

Source: "Ivory sucks! Goodson sucks! Why didn't Idzik sign Brady Quinn? How dare the fans boo Mark Sanchez on the heels of two AFCCGs? Idzik is setting Sanchez up for failure! Idzik is setting Rex up for failure! Idzik wants Geno to start every game!"

[JoeKlecko]

Serby's a career hack and Mehta's an aspiring hack, so it's impossible to determine how much of this is true. Who are their sources that there's an Idzik driven push to make Geno the opening day starter?

I'll say this, though... IF Idzik is doing everything he can behind the scenes to help Smith open the season in the starting lineup, he'd lose credibility as a patient man, and be demonstrating his lacking skills on the football side of the business. The NFL season is a long season, there will be plenty of opportunity for Smith to start down the line. Sanchez will, inevitably, leave the door open to be benched. Letting Sanchez open the season starting two games that are only four days apart (the second being a national TV game against the Pats) is not the worst thing for the team - or for Geno. I think a pretty good case could be made that its probably the best thing for Geno, and thus, the best thing for the Jets.

If Sanchez is so terrible, you can trot Geno out as early as week #3 with a little extended preparation time. If Sanchez isn't so terrible, that's not a bad thing, either - no matter how Sanchez fatigued the fan base may be.

 

Excellent post.  I totally agree.

[dbatesman]

Source: "Ivory sucks! Goodson sucks! Why didn't Idzik sign Brady Quinn? How dare the fans boo Mark Sanchez on the heels of two AFCCGs? Idzik is setting Sanchez up for failure! Idzik is setting Rex up for failure! Idzik wants Geno to start every game!"

The last part is my favorite. "THIS ******* GUY, PULLING FOR HIS DRAFT PICKS TO BEAT OUT TERRIBLE VETERANS"

[JoeKlecko]

Serby's article is so weird that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, he claims that Sanchez has been found "guilty until proven innocent..."

Did Serby watch any of the last two seasons? I how many times did Sanchez fumble the ball off the snap (including the start of a potentially game-winning drive agains the Titans) last season? How many times did opposing teams get sacks/forced fumbles because Sanchez doesn't even know to throw the ball away? How many tea did Sanchez throw into triple an quad coverage last year, and miss wide open receivers?

Sorry Steve, the jury on Sanchez came out a long time ago. Just because he probably will start by default, doesn't make him not suck at QB

Geno by game three

 

Didja notice in the Serby article there's a line that says "Head Shot"?  Well, I'd like to give both Serby and Mehta a shot (punch) right in the mouth just like Richard Todd did to Serby once.  Neither are worth going to jail or getting sued for, however.  They are both pond scum.

[T0mShane]

The last part is my favorite. "THIS ******* GUY, PULLING FOR HIS DRAFT PICKS TO BEAT OUT TERRIBLE VETERANS"

Can you imagine that conversation?

Idzik: "So, it'll be an open competition at quarter..."

Rex: "Whattya mean, 'open competition'?"

Idzik: "Like, Geno competes with Mark in camp and the best player starts. That kinda thing."

Rex: "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard, Poindexter."

[dbatesman]

Can you imagine that conversation?

Idzik: "So, it'll be an open competition at quarter..."

Rex: "Whattya mean, 'open competition'?"

Idzik: "Like, Geno competes with Mark in camp and the best player starts. That kinda thing."

Rex: "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard, Poindexter."

O/U on number of times Rex has used the line "I know how to coach this game" as a rebuttal: 21.5

[T0mShane]

O/U on number of times Rex has used the line "I know how to coach this game" as a rebuttal: 21.5

I gotta admit--if this devolves into outright civil war, it'll be the best entertainment in Jetsville since Keyshawn v. Chrebet.

[Larz]

Mr. Mehta, would you kindly gives us the quote from idzik or the source of your info ?

 

how does this sh*t get published ?

[T0mShane]

Mr. Sabo, would you kindly gives us the quote from idzik or the source of your info ?

how does this sh*t get published ?

Probably a safe bet that Idzik hasn't talked to any of these reporters since they went buck wild over his "I'll have a role in deciding the quarterback" statement.

[slats]

Can you imagine that conversation?

Idzik: "So, it'll be an open competition at quarter..."

Rex: "Whattya mean, 'open competition'?"

Idzik: "Like, Geno competes with Mark in camp and the best player starts. That kinda thing."

Rex: "That's the stupidest thing I ever heard, Poindexter."

 

Rex sat Sanchez for McElroy. He's dying for a QB better than Sanchez. Problem is, neither GM he's worked under has managed to supply him with one. Hopefully Geno becomes that guy. But he's not, yet.

 

O/U on number of times Rex has used the line "I know how to coach this game" as a rebuttal: 21.5

I wish Rutgers would come back and be your playmate. He elevated your game.

[T0mShane]

Rex sat Sanchez for McElroy. He's dying for a QB better than Sanchez. Problem is, neither GM he's worked under has managed to supply him with one. Hopefully Geno becomes that guy. But he's not, yet.

I wish Rutgers would come back and be your playmate. He elevated your game.

I agree Smith isn't ready yet. I'm sure John Idzik knows that Smith isn't ready yet. I highly doubt John Idzik has told Manish Mehta that he wants Smith to start. I think Manish rolling with this storyline--alone--is an indicator that someone is feeding this to him. The way that Mehta is falling on his sword this offseason to protect Rex's interests makes him a likely candidate. This is Cannizzaro/Herm Redux.